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A father’s frustration over the dramatic increase in the price of holidays
during the school-half term break has prompted a debate by MPs on the
charging policy of travel companies.

Paul Cookson wrote about his anger on Facebook after trying to book a trip to
Center Parcs with his daughter, Phoebe, 7.

His rant went viral, and since last week more than 160,000 people have signed
an e-petition
on the Government’s website calling for action to cap the increase holiday
companies can charge during school breaks.

Petitions on the government website that reach 100,000 signatures can be
considered for parliamentary